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Potential Socio-economic Effects of Adopting Tsetse-Repellants as a Technology in Control of Trypanomosis in Pastoral Cattle Production Systems
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Potential Sources Of Biases In A Population-Based Survey Of Dairy Reproductive Management Practices
(University of NairobiDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, 1986)In a questionnaire survey of dairy reproductive management practices among 234 dairy farmers of Tulare County, California, a response rate of 93.16% was achieved. Based on the forms of contact with the farmers, three ... -
Potential use of Kenyan Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Neem (Azadirachta indica) for the Sustainable Management of Tomato Leaf Miner (Tuta absoluta)
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) was reported in Kenya in 2014 and has become a devastating pest of tomato crop in both the field and in the greenhouse. The objectives of this study ... -
Potential Use Of Selected Seaweeds As Feed Supplements On Growth Performance And Survival Of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus -Linnaeus, 1758) Fingerlings.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Aquaculture contributes to food security, increases protein sources, creates employment and more importantly supplements the capture fisheries that is dwindling. Aquaculture production is positively associated with using ... -
Potentiality of Reliable Public Transport in reducing Traffic Congestion in upcoming Dense Neighbourhoods: A Case of Kilimani.
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Potentials and Pitfalls of Civilian Component in African Peace Support Operations – a Case Study of African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Since the establishment of the African Union in 2002, the Commission has taken an active role in addressing protracted conflicts in the continent as well as ventured in conflict zones that other multilateral organisations ... -
The Potrayal of Masculinities in Wambui Githiora's Wanjira and Rebeka Njau's the Sacred Seed
(Department of Literature, University of Nairobi, 2013)This study examines how two female novelists, Wambui Githiora and Rebeka Njau have portrayed masculine identities as problematic in post colonial Kenya in Wanjira and The Sacred Seed respectively. The study explores their ... -
Poverty and Inequality in Kenya, 1994 -1997: A Stochastic Dominance Approach
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2005)This study has been motivated by the question of whether it is practical to adopt an alternative approach to poverty analysis that does not rely on the subjective exercise of setting a poverty line ... -
Poverty and employment in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Economics,, 2002)Poverty refers to lack if basic necessities if life, including opportunities for development. At the time if independence in 1963, the Government if Kenya identified illiteracy, disease, ignorance and poverty as the main ... -
Poverty in Deep Sea Informal Settlements; a Gender Inequality Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The feminization of poverty has sparked a widespread debate in analyzing poverty trends globally. The key aim of this study was to study poverty in Deep Sea Informal Settlements with a gender inequality perspective. A ... -
Poverty in the Informal Sector: the Case of Toi Market in Kibera, Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Economics, 2013-09)This study set out to examine poverty in the informal sector. The study used descriptive and analytical techniques on data from 60 entrepreneurs differentiated by five business types, namely metal works, wood works, textiles, ... -
Poverty mapping spatial regression analysis of settlement data from Somalia
(University of NairobiSchool of Mathematics, 2007)The study briefly reviewed spatial regression models for describing and explaining spatial data variation. One of the regression models, the spatial Durbin model (SDM) was used to identify possible causes of poverty in ... -
Poverty profiles of informal urban settlements in Kenya: a case study of Korogocho in the City of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The study set out to establish the poverty level of informal urban settlements in Kenya by doing a case study of Korogocho slum settlement in the city of Nairobi. It was guided by five objectives which were to: aassess the ... -
Poverty reduction in Kenyan rural areas: the role of Njaa Marufuku Kenya in Gikindu location of Kiharu Division Muranga North district
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)The main aim of this study was to assess the success of Njaa Marufuku Kenya in reducing poverty and hunger among households in Gikindu location of Kiharu division Murang'a North district. The study was set to achieve the ... -
Poverty reduction strategies utilized by non-governmental organizations (NGOs): The case of Kisumu district, Kenya
(University of NairobiIntitute of Development studies, 2003)This study is about strategies employed by NGOs in poverty reduction. The main objective of this study is to examine the suitability of these strategies in tackling poverty. The study discusses how these strategies are ... -
Poverty reduction strategies: An evaluation of Kathonzweni Sub-County in Makueni County, Eastern Kenya
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Poverty reduction strategy using rural stone mining ( a case study of Kyasioni quarry in Yatta District)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This paper assesses the relationship between Small-scale mining and poverty laying emphasis on the fact that small-scale mining is poverty driven. Using a classical example of Kyasioni Quarry in Yatta District the research ... -
Poverty Situation in Kenya:the Case of Kakamega District
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2005)This research paper assesses empirically the poverty situation in Kakamega District. The third Welfare Monitoring Survey data was used. The survey was done by Central Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance and ... -
Poverty, and poverty alleviation in particular has been a major concern for all developing countries. The need for poverty alleviation arises from- its persistence despite past efforts to combat it through national development planning and special programmes. Among the groups hardest hit by poverty are rural women.
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2007)Countries in sub-Saharan Africa depend heavily on foreign aid to finance their development efforts. In this paper an account of the effect of foreign aid on human development in Kenya is provided Several analytical frameworks ... -
Poverty, livelihoods and resilience against food insecurity in pastoral areas of northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Researchers, policy makers and donors have in the recent past developed great interest in resilience approach as a way of achieving sustainable development of communities. For pastoral communities however, opinion is ...
